'The Kicking Machine' Superlek Kiatmoo9 sees many opportunities to counter 'The Iron Man' Rodtang Jitmuangnon when they battle later this week. The two skilled strikers will fight with the ONE flyweight kickboxing world title on the line.
'The Iron Man' will hope to make history by becoming a two-sport world champion. He currently holds the Muay Thai throne and is looking to add kickboxing gold to his name.
Headlining on March 24 at ONE Fight Night 8 on Prime Video, the 27-year-old Superlek will look to defend his kickboxing crown against 'The Iron Man' Rodtang. All ONE Fight Night events are broadcast live and for free in North America via Prime Video.
The kickboxing king has done his homework on his opponent and believes he has found an opportunity. In an interview with ONE Championship, he said:
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"His weakness is his emotions, and emotions somehow affect his performance. His attacks get weaker when he gets upset."
'The Iron Man' is world famous for getting emotional during bouts. He often strikes himself and yells at his opponent. In fact, this is what has impressed fans worldwide and made him a star.
But the ONE kickboxing flyweight world champion 'The Kicking Machine' is confident that he can exploit this.
Superlek is very confident against Rodtang
It is no easy task to battle furious puncher Rodtang in the ONE circle. However, Superlek is confident in his abilities to get the job done, most notably his thunderous kicks.
In an interview with ONE Championship, the 27-year-old kickboxing king explained:
“I believe my kicks are better than his in kickboxing. First, I’m a little taller than him. Second, I think my leg movement is better than his in terms of speed... I can predict his patterns clearly. Rodtang may hit hard, but he is slower than me. This should be my advantage.”
Superlek and Rodtang have been staring each other down for quite some time and will finally meet in the ONE circle. The kickboxing world champion refuses to give up his throne. Meanwhile, 'The Iron Man' is looking to make history.
The two expert strikes will throwdown at ONE Fight Night 8 on Prime Video.